Minaret of Anah

Minaret of Anah
Tower of Anah
Arabic: مئذنة عانة
The minaret of Anah in 2013
Religion
AffiliationIslam
ProvinceAl Anbar Governorate
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMinaret
StatusReconstructed
Location
LocationAnah, Iraq
Minaret of Anah is located in Iraq
Minaret of Anah
Location in Iraq
Geographic coordinates34°22′08″N 42°00′34″E / 34.368988°N 42.009579°E / 34.368988; 42.009579
Architecture
TypeMinaret
StyleUqaylid
FounderUqaylid dynasty
Completed996-1096 CE
DestroyedDestroyed twice in 2006 and then in 2016, but has since been rebuilt.
Specifications
Minaret height28 metres (92 ft)
Materialsstone, gypsum

The Minaret of Anah (Arabic: مئذنة عانة) or just Manaret al-Anah[1] is a historic free-standing minaret in Anah, Iraq. It was built during the late Abbasid period by a ruler of the Uqaylid dynasty.[1] The minaret has been destroyed twice in the modern era, but it has since been rebuilt.[2]

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